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petraeus. at least 39 people are dead after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit off the coast of guatemala this morning. officials there say the worst of the damage is in the state of san marcos near the mexican border. a red cross spokesperson says folks across the entire country felt the quake and there are reports of buildings shaking as far as away as mexico city and el salvador. guatemala's president calls it the largest quake to hit his country in more than 35 years. at least one person is dead and several others trapped when part of a shopping center collapses. that tops our news around the world in 80 seconds. guana, authorities say the top floor of the five story department store came crashing down in the capital city. amateur video shows a large crowd gathering around a pile of debris. rescuers pulled out several victims. the nation's president cancelled campaigning for the day to visit the site and donated it a disaster zone. chile. dozens of fishermen battled police in the capital city o
petraeus. at least 39 people are dead after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit off the coast of guatemala this morning. officials there say the worst of the damage is in the state of san marcos near the mexican border. a red cross spokesperson says folks across the entire country felt the quake and there are reports of buildings shaking as far as away as mexico city and el salvador. guatemala's president calls it the largest quake to hit his country in more than 35 years. at least one person is...
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david petraeus and the director of national intelligence and james clapper who will join others in testifying about the attacks that killed ambassador chris stevens and address the intelligence and security within that region. in a moving speech, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton paid tribute to the ambassador last night calling him a fallen hero and praising him for his character. >> at the center of this national tragedy was such a real person, with passion and principles, with humor and irony, with ambition and humility. >>> meanwhile, two-day losing streak has set the dow to its worst level since july. today could be another tough day for investors. let's get right to the market run down. becky, everything here, this is, i heard some explanation. people now selling off because they fear their taxes are going up on their gains so they want to take the gains now. >> you know what, i think there were some people who have been doing some selling ahead of the end of the year because the guess is that dividend rates and capital gains rates are going to go higher. there are a lot of people
david petraeus and the director of national intelligence and james clapper who will join others in testifying about the attacks that killed ambassador chris stevens and address the intelligence and security within that region. in a moving speech, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton paid tribute to the ambassador last night calling him a fallen hero and praising him for his character. >> at the center of this national tragedy was such a real person, with passion and principles, with...
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again, david, general petraeus stepping down as the chief of the cia. stay top of mind with customers? from deals that bring them in with an offer... to social media promotions that turn fans into customers... to events that engage and create buzz... to e-mails that keep loyal customers coming back, our easy-to-use tools will keep you in front of your customers. see what's right for you at constantcontact.com/try. >>> i want you to know before we talk economy again we are working a breaking news story the head of the cia general petraeus has now resigned. the president just this afternoon over a phone call accepted his resignation. we will push the foyer story forward in a moment but first the other big story of the day, our nation's speeding toward what is known as a fiscal cliff. the nasty combination of steep tax hikes and budget cuts that could affect om almost all of us in a matter of weeks. now the election is over, it's time for washington to get in gear and do something about it. you can bet there's plenty going on behind the scenes. president o
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director david petraeus has resigned. a letter has now been sent from the dni on a statement on the resignation which reads and i quote, "from the letter, c.i.a. director david petraeus submitted his letter of resignation to thement. the decision to step down represents the loss of one our nation's most respected public servants from his long army career to his leadership at the helm of the c.i.a. he has redefined what it means to seven and sacrifice for one's country. since he took over as the director in september of last year, he and i have worked together to tackle and of the most challenging issues faced by the intelligence community in more than a decade. under his leadership the c.i.a. remained instrumental in providing our policy makers decision advantage through the best possible intelligence." now to ed henry who is just getting more information about this. tell us what you know. >>reporter: jake carney is telling reporters the president will have a statement reacting to this. the benghazi story, the terror atta
director david petraeus has resigned. a letter has now been sent from the dni on a statement on the resignation which reads and i quote, "from the letter, c.i.a. director david petraeus submitted his letter of resignation to thement. the decision to step down represents the loss of one our nation's most respected public servants from his long army career to his leadership at the helm of the c.i.a. he has redefined what it means to seven and sacrifice for one's country. since he took over...
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s problem not the problem of david petraeus. >>trace: and now, catherine from your reporting and your sources in between the time we last talked, are we learning anything new? is there something to be said that we should take this absolutely for what it is at face value, that he resigned for one reason and that is because he had an extra marital affair and that is where it ends? >>reporter: we don't have any information to suggest otherwise, but the point i was lining up with the facts we facing next week is this resignation comes on the eve of the most significant hearings director petraeus would have had on capitol hill about one of the most major attacks against americans in a foreign country that significantly impacted one of the largest c.i.a. operations overseas at this time. there is no disputing that. that is exact what happened. he has resigned on the eve of extremely important hearings. i agree with chris' point it is a great personal tragedy given his public service to this nation, not only in the military but, also,
s problem not the problem of david petraeus. >>trace: and now, catherine from your reporting and your sources in between the time we last talked, are we learning anything new? is there something to be said that we should take this absolutely for what it is at face value, that he resigned for one reason and that is because he had an extra marital affair and that is where it ends? >>reporter: we don't have any information to suggest otherwise, but the point i was lining up with the...
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cia director david petraeus has resigned. he handed his resignation letter to the president just a short time ago citing an extramarital affair as the reason. for more analysis, we're here with colonel jack jacobs, jonathan alter, mike viqueira who is at the white house, joining us also in washington is michael crowley. thank you all. jonathan, to what extent does this resignation complicate the president's foreign policy? because as i understand it, general petraeus was responsible for running a number of the drone attacks that were operating particularly on the pakista pakista pakistan/afghanistan border. >> those are cia operations, they're classified but kind of open secrets at this point, and one of the big changes in washington in the last five years or so is that much of what had traditionally been under the purview of the pentagon moved over to the cia because they had to do things like, you know, violate pakistani air space and that sort of thing. i don't tend to think it will complicate u.s. foreign policy. i don't
cia director david petraeus has resigned. he handed his resignation letter to the president just a short time ago citing an extramarital affair as the reason. for more analysis, we're here with colonel jack jacobs, jonathan alter, mike viqueira who is at the white house, joining us also in washington is michael crowley. thank you all. jonathan, to what extent does this resignation complicate the president's foreign policy? because as i understand it, general petraeus was responsible for running...
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david petraeus, the highly decorated u.s. army general who's run the central intelligence agency for the last 14 months has suddenly resigned citing an extramarital affair. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is joining us now with more. chris, you have more details. what can you tell our viewers? >> wolf, we can tell you that david petraeus sent this letter to the rest of the cia this afternoon admitting that he had an affair and telling the cia that he had gone to the white house yesterday and asked president obama to accept his resignation. we're also told that president obama was initially opposed to accepting that resignation. but david petraeus felt it was a matter of honor. we're also told that the fbi had been alerted to this and was looking into this issue in the small picture it means david petraeus will not testify next week in many of those committees on the situation in benghazi and what happened. it means that his number two will now take over the cia on an interim basis. and it really throws the president
david petraeus, the highly decorated u.s. army general who's run the central intelligence agency for the last 14 months has suddenly resigned citing an extramarital affair. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is joining us now with more. chris, you have more details. what can you tell our viewers? >> wolf, we can tell you that david petraeus sent this letter to the rest of the cia this afternoon admitting that he had an affair and telling the cia that he had gone to the white house...
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the top man, general david petraeus, stepping down in the wake of a personal scandal. president obama has accepted the resignation and the search begins now for his replacement. >> he admitted to having an extramarital affair. he has been married to his wife, holly, for more than 37 years. richard reeve has reacted to this shocking revelation of. >> maureen, we are getting word in more. they are reporting revelations was discovered in the course of an fbi investigation. it's unclear why the feds were investigating. a lot of people we spoke with say they are simply stunned by the resignation and the reason behind it. cia director, army commander in iraq and afghanistan, had a distinguished career. in a move that
the top man, general david petraeus, stepping down in the wake of a personal scandal. president obama has accepted the resignation and the search begins now for his replacement. >> he admitted to having an extramarital affair. he has been married to his wife, holly, for more than 37 years. richard reeve has reacted to this shocking revelation of. >> maureen, we are getting word in more. they are reporting revelations was discovered in the course of an fbi investigation. it's unclear...
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we begin with a surprise move this evening in washington cia director david petraeus resigned this afternoon over an extramarital affair in a statement petraeus says he went to the white house yesterday afternoon and submitted his resignation citing personal reasons the president accepted the forestalled star general has led wars in iraq and afghanistan before transitioning last year into his role as the head of the shia ira under his leadership the cia drone program has flourished increasing both the number and location of drone strikes despite significant evidence that these strikes injure and kill civilians targeted drone killings occurring outside war zones in places like yemen and pakistan also violate the human right to life as codified in the international covenant on civil and political rights to which the united states is a party as of now though the political establishment in washington seems far more concerned with what betray us has done in the bedroom than in the middle east. or throughout the day r.t. will be airing a long form interview an exclusive interview with syrian presi
we begin with a surprise move this evening in washington cia director david petraeus resigned this afternoon over an extramarital affair in a statement petraeus says he went to the white house yesterday afternoon and submitted his resignation citing personal reasons the president accepted the forestalled star general has led wars in iraq and afghanistan before transitioning last year into his role as the head of the shia ira under his leadership the cia drone program has flourished increasing...
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david petraeus has resigned and admits to having an extra marital affair. >>> president obama took a strong stand on taxes for the rich, but could set the stage for a showdown on how to avoid that fiscal cliff. >>> a community in prince george's county but years later they still don't have much more than empty fields and a pile of dirt. good evening, i'm jim. >>> now the process is under way to find a permanent replacement. chris k clackm has the latest. >> reporter: david petraeus who took over at the cia in 2011 wrote "after being married for over 37 years, i showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extra marital affair. both behavior is unassessmentable as a husband an as the leader of an organization such as ours." petraeus resigns just days after his boss won re-election and president obama accepted it saying about petraeus and his wife, holly, i wish them the very best at this difficult time. >> it's a lite bit too soon to tell today because of how sudden this was. but for lack of a better term, petraeus is a legend one of the few generals to get so much credit for so m
david petraeus has resigned and admits to having an extra marital affair. >>> president obama took a strong stand on taxes for the rich, but could set the stage for a showdown on how to avoid that fiscal cliff. >>> a community in prince george's county but years later they still don't have much more than empty fields and a pile of dirt. good evening, i'm jim. >>> now the process is under way to find a permanent replacement. chris k clackm has the latest. >>...
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that was david petraeus. now, the country is going to lose from this and i'm sure taking place, but i didn't see anybody on the horizon who would have the same level of intellect, dedication, experience and contacts all over the world. when an issue would arise, general petraeus, drirector petraeus, he was flying there. he was meeting with people in countries all over the world. setting up relationships, making things happen. and really only somebody with his ek appearance, both in the military and diplomatic circles can make that happen. this is a real loss to the country, the cia. >> is our country less safe? >> well, you know, going to lose the best man for the job, but america's adaptable. put it this way, we -- anytime you lose david petraeus, the country is not as safe as it could be. >> thank you very much. appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>> and "outfront" next, why are half a million people still without power tonight? nearly two weeks after that superstorm? plus, president obama and john boehner
that was david petraeus. now, the country is going to lose from this and i'm sure taking place, but i didn't see anybody on the horizon who would have the same level of intellect, dedication, experience and contacts all over the world. when an issue would arise, general petraeus, drirector petraeus, he was flying there. he was meeting with people in countries all over the world. setting up relationships, making things happen. and really only somebody with his ek appearance, both in the military...
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cia david petraeus has been cheating on his wife. we have the details who may be the center of it all. her name is linda broadwell. she has spent a year in afghanistan with petraeus. here is a picture from their website. right now the cia is investigating a tip that she is the other woman. she is the woman named in that fbi tape. petraeus has not admitted an affair directly with her. but he said, yesterday afternoon, i went to the white house and asked the president to be allowed, for personal reasons, to resign from my position as d/cia. after being married for over 37 years, i showed extreme poorly judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. this afternoon, the president graciously accepted my resignation. author of "the secrets skreof t fbi," and suzanne kelly. let's start with suzanne kelly. this is a massive blow, really, to everybody in the white house, to general petraeus, to his wife and to the country. the country has lost
cia david petraeus has been cheating on his wife. we have the details who may be the center of it all. her name is linda broadwell. she has spent a year in afghanistan with petraeus. here is a picture from their website. right now the cia is investigating a tip that she is the other woman. she is the woman named in that fbi tape. petraeus has not admitted an affair directly with her. but he said, yesterday afternoon, i went to the white house and asked the president to be allowed, for personal...
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general david petraeus resigned as director of the cia after admitting he an extramarital affair. they confirm to cnn that the investigators have been exploring tips on an affair with paula broadwell, his biographer. they tried to see if there was a potential security risk, in other words to see if petraeus could possibly be black mailed. petraeus is a highly respected, retired four-star general who commanded forces in both iraq and afghanistan. he was sworn in to run the cia a little over a year ago with vice president biden with his wife holly at his side. that was the swearing in. they've been married 35 years, have two grown kids. so how will this revelation exact the u.s. intelligence community? joining me now is fran townsend and bob baer and suzanne kelly. suzanne, what more can you tell us about the probe into the relationship with paula broadwell? do we know how long this has been going on? >> we don't know how long it was going on, but just the -- so they're the ones that would look into accusations of inappropriate access to classified information. individuals that hold
general david petraeus resigned as director of the cia after admitting he an extramarital affair. they confirm to cnn that the investigators have been exploring tips on an affair with paula broadwell, his biographer. they tried to see if there was a potential security risk, in other words to see if petraeus could possibly be black mailed. petraeus is a highly respected, retired four-star general who commanded forces in both iraq and afghanistan. he was sworn in to run the cia a little over a...
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cia chief david petraeus quits his post over an extra marital affair as some question whether there is another reason for his departure. friday prayers and the violence in bahrain with police firing tear gas at opposition troubling to make their voices heard and i'm going to take government protest. this is our take going to live from moscow with mayor ian joshie of the free syrian army the made armed opposition group in the country has threatened president assad he would follow the fate of levy is the leader moammar gadhafi this aspect shot alas it said in his exclusive interview with r.t. he has no plans to leave syria father masri the head of the f.s.a. media department who is listening to the words of the president says it is doomed. in his statement to your channel he said he would not leave syria we know this very well because he will not be able to leave syria he and his people will not money to leave the country the free syrian army will not let him do this he will not get out of syria long enough you'll be lucky if he meets the same fate as more gadhafi. now the western backed
cia chief david petraeus quits his post over an extra marital affair as some question whether there is another reason for his departure. friday prayers and the violence in bahrain with police firing tear gas at opposition troubling to make their voices heard and i'm going to take government protest. this is our take going to live from moscow with mayor ian joshie of the free syrian army the made armed opposition group in the country has threatened president assad he would follow the fate of...
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cia chief david petraeus quits his post for an extramarital affair as some question whether there is another reason for his departure. on friday prayers and in violence in bahrain with police firing tear gas and opposition activists struggling to make their voices heard in ongoing anti-government protests. ten am in the russian capital you are watching r t with me arena josh the free syrian army the main armed opposition group in the country has threatened president said he would follow the fate of libya's leader moammar gadhafi this as bush said at his exclusive interview with r.t. he has no plans to leave syria thought all musri to have a say video department who's listened to the words of the president says us it is do me that it in you statement you will channel he said he would not leave syria we know these are very well because he will not be able to leave syria he and his people not money to leave the country the free syrian army will not let him do this he will not get out of syria long enough you'll be lucky if you reach the same fate as. now the western backed syrian opposi
cia chief david petraeus quits his post for an extramarital affair as some question whether there is another reason for his departure. on friday prayers and in violence in bahrain with police firing tear gas and opposition activists struggling to make their voices heard in ongoing anti-government protests. ten am in the russian capital you are watching r t with me arena josh the free syrian army the main armed opposition group in the country has threatened president said he would follow the...
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behavior david petraeus served as cia boss since twenty eleven after leading the u.s. military campaigns in iraq and afghanistan reports say he had of the pharaoh with his biographer paula broadwell who is currently under f.b.i. investigation broadwell spent a year with a former cia chief in afghanistan interviewing him for a book on u.s. warfare she's expected of she suspected rather of trying to illegally access the trestles classified e-mail intelligence experts lieutenant colonel tony chaffer told r.t. there is more behind the resignations than just moral issues origins one of the lessons of washington is whatever they're talking about publicly publicly the issue is something else entirely and i think that's what's here let me be very blunt here general eisenhower the commander of our forces of world war two who led the d.-day invasion one hundred forty four had an affair with his driver and f.d.r. president. roosevelt knew about it but they didn't believe it so there's something else deeper here something else that i don't think anybody fully understands this gene
behavior david petraeus served as cia boss since twenty eleven after leading the u.s. military campaigns in iraq and afghanistan reports say he had of the pharaoh with his biographer paula broadwell who is currently under f.b.i. investigation broadwell spent a year with a former cia chief in afghanistan interviewing him for a book on u.s. warfare she's expected of she suspected rather of trying to illegally access the trestles classified e-mail intelligence experts lieutenant colonel tony...
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david petraeus for decades likes to control the circumstances around him. clearly this was a character lapse in which he slipped out of control of his circumstances. this is a way he could bring it back. he could limit the damage, not have the washington drip-drip of stories every day, try and do everything he could not to humiliate his wife any further, cause any further embarrassment to his grown children, one who is an afghanistan veteran. this, i think, is classic petraeus trying to control what is going on around him. >> on november 25th, a writer for the daily beast website listing general petraeus' rules for life. number 5, we will all make mistakes. the key is to recognize them and admit them, to learn from them and take off the rearview mirrors, drive on and avoid making them again. quite extraordinary given that was just written a few days ago. thank you very much, indeed. a man who worked closely with general petraeus in iraq, mr. brenner talks about the shocking revel >>> with each hour, we 1. wow, that is mmm... it's so mmm you might not believ
david petraeus for decades likes to control the circumstances around him. clearly this was a character lapse in which he slipped out of control of his circumstances. this is a way he could bring it back. he could limit the damage, not have the washington drip-drip of stories every day, try and do everything he could not to humiliate his wife any further, cause any further embarrassment to his grown children, one who is an afghanistan veteran. this, i think, is classic petraeus trying to control...
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chief david petraeus quits his post over an extramarital affair as some question whether there are other reasons for his departure. and friday prayers and in the violence involved reign with police firing tear gas at opposition optimists struggling to make their voices heard in their ongoing anti-government protests. world news coming to you live from our moscow headquarters i'm lucy catherine of in you're watching our team well this news just in up to twenty members of syria's security forces have been killed in two car bomb explosions in the country's southern city of daraa now the ball must have exploded minutes apart at a military officers club some sources say up to five blasts were heard we're getting in touch with our middle east correspondent paula to bring you all of the latest in just a few moments. well the free syrian army the main armed opposition group in the country has threatened to president bashar assad and he would follow the fate of libya's leader moammar gadhafi this is bashar assad seven his exclusive interview with r.t. that he has no plans to leave syria any time
chief david petraeus quits his post over an extramarital affair as some question whether there are other reasons for his departure. and friday prayers and in the violence involved reign with police firing tear gas at opposition optimists struggling to make their voices heard in their ongoing anti-government protests. world news coming to you live from our moscow headquarters i'm lucy catherine of in you're watching our team well this news just in up to twenty members of syria's security forces...
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david petraeus' rules of living. number five, on his rules of we all make mistakes, to learn from them and take off the rear view mirrors, drive on and and void making them again. how ironic those were his words of living written days ago by the biographer, with whom he had an affair. >> mike: she's married. >> dave: yes. >> mike: with a couple of kids. >> dave: and families ruined here and david petraeus' wife has served this country nobly and done a lot for vet advance and active troops as well. >> mike: and interviewed her it would have months ago in philadelphia, a great woman. >> alisyn: we'll keep you updated. >> dave: and a desperate situation following superstorm sandy, long lines, gas shortages have new york and new jersey rationing gas and people quite frankly lose all of their patience icht because they've lost all of their power and especially on long island, new york. we'll not forget about staten island and parts of the jersey shore. rick reichmuth is in long beach, new york, on long island, yeah, a gre
david petraeus' rules of living. number five, on his rules of we all make mistakes, to learn from them and take off the rear view mirrors, drive on and and void making them again. how ironic those were his words of living written days ago by the biographer, with whom he had an affair. >> mike: she's married. >> dave: yes. >> mike: with a couple of kids. >> dave: and families ruined here and david petraeus' wife has served this country nobly and done a lot for vet advance...
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c eight chief david petraeus quits just post over an extramarital affair as some question whether there's another reason for his departure. and friday prayers and in violence in a ball with police firing tear gas at opposition activists struggling to make their voices heard in the ongoing anti-government protests. world news live from our moscow headquarters you're watching are with me. well more than twenty members of syria security forces have been killed in twin blasts in the southern country's southern city of daraa so far we know that our correspondent paula sleeper is following these updates and we're going to get to her right now paula of course this isn't the first time that syria's military forces have been targeted what do we know so far about this attack i know the details are coming in as we speak. also in state news agency is reporting that two large explosions have struck the southern city of daraa although we are hearing out of the ports that as many as five explosions might have taken place we noted them up multiple casualties and heavy material damage some reports suggest
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. >> we start with the shocking revelation from general david petraeus. he resigned from his post citing an extra marital affair but a hard pill for the president to swallow. >> i was told that general petraeus submitted this letter of resignation yesterday and that obama agonized over this for the last 24 hours. did not want to sign it, did not want to accept it but petraeus urged him. >> he got the letter a day ago and the president didn't want to accept it? >> he admitted to offer his resignation and the president reluctantly accepted it on friday. petraeus offered this statement shortly afterwards. after being married for 37 years i showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extra marital affair. such behavior is unacceptable both as a husband and as a leader of an organization such as ours. >> he seemed beyond reproach. he worked incredibly hard and was incredibly competent. dianne feinstein called his resignation tragic. i think it's a real loss to the country. >> the cia will now be run by michael morell who has been deputy director since may
. >> we start with the shocking revelation from general david petraeus. he resigned from his post citing an extra marital affair but a hard pill for the president to swallow. >> i was told that general petraeus submitted this letter of resignation yesterday and that obama agonized over this for the last 24 hours. did not want to sign it, did not want to accept it but petraeus urged him. >> he got the letter a day ago and the president didn't want to accept it? >> he...